any nhs nurses on here?

holly_vegas

hi all


i've not posted for a long time but lurk all over the forums.
are there are any nhs nurses on here? i have an interview coming up and wanted some advice

tia :beer:

Nm2bns

What branch? Adult/child/mh/LD? What area eg surgical, a and e. You need to be more specific

holly_vegas

course sorry lol
is a generic adult staff nurse interview but wondered if anyone had any advice on calculation tests

silkyuk9

my wife works on a geriatric ward if you need any info/help

jojo_2012_2

NHS nurse here. The drug calculations tests are pretty simple for most people, just make sure and pay attention to whether the measurements are in mg/mcg that kind of thing. They usually give out (in my trust anyway) formula sheets with drip rates for IVs/blood sets. In fact I seem to remember having a formula sheet for pretty much everything.

pauletruth

yes use common sense. you should know the rough dosage. if your calculation is way off then you have messed up.try doing a bit of work on % and fractions. and don't stess out.

teajug

pauletruth wrote: »

yes use common sense. you should know the rough dosage. if your calculation is way off then you have messed up.try doing a bit of work on % and fractions. and don't stess out.

And kill older people due to lack of knowledge of 'rough dosage' and 'common sense'. Nice to know that it is only 'rough dosage' and 'common sense' are the only essentials to give for older people medications/ care. Well, I suppose it better than 'no' rough dosage or common sense to give elderly patients medication and leave elderly people in pain for the last days of their life.
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Cherry_Bomb

OP do you have access to Authentic World?

holly_vegas

hiya

thanks for the replies. no i dont have access to AW, wish i did, as i could practice properly!

Andy_L

teajug wrote: »

Nice to know that it is only 'rough dosage' and 'common sense' are the only essentials to give for older people medications/ care.

If you know the "rough dosage" for a drug then its obvious if your calculation is, eg, a factor of 10 out becasue you've got the decimal point in the wrong place. Thus knowledge of rough (ie approximate) dosage & common sense help prevent drug errors & improve patient safety

Magnolia

Andy_L wrote: »

If you know the "rough dosage" for a drug then its obvious if your calculation is, eg, a factor of 10 out becasue you've got the decimal point in the wrong place. Thus knowledge of rough (ie approximate) dosage & common sense help prevent drug errors & improve patient safety

I didn't read pauletruth's reply in any other way - some people just sit and wait so they can nitpick!